Comment on Mint

phoenixz@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Mint is extremely hardy, isn’t picky about soil type, spreads quickly, and reproduces from the roots. If mint ever goes into the ground, your entire yard will very quickly be overtaken by it even if you start ripping it out as soon as you see it. It’s basically a weed that happens to taste good. Anyone who intends to grow it will keep it in above-ground pots instead. But even then, all it takes is a small sprig landing in the grass, and suddenly your entire lawn is starting to smell minty when you mow.

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  • Naz@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    My grandma’s garden got a mint infestation, and I simply rip some up and make fresh mint tea whenever I visit :)

    It’s really really, good

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  • GiveOver@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Well I know what to do if my gardener buddy ever pisses me off

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    • rainwall@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Toss Dandelion’s in there too. Also very hardy, spreads well, almost entirely edible.

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  • alphabethunter@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Only in cold/temperate climates, try planting mint in a tropical climate and the thing will just die for whatever reason. I used to have a planter with it, then I moved it a bit, to a spot where there was less shade, and the thing died in days.

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• sness@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I had a potted mint in my parents backyard years ago. It grew through the bottom of the pot and started to invade the flower bed. Since then, my parents have drowned the entire bed in weed killer, pulled up everything they could find by the roots, and then put down a tarp and bark chips. Every year, some more mint pops up through all that.

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• zeroConnection@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Not a gardener, but I’ve seen people say it grows like a weed and we should plant some in mars

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• Zwiebel@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If it likes your climate it’ll spread fast and be hard to keep in check because it spreads underground

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  • Alenalda@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I seem to have the same problem with wild strawberries

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    • backalleycoyote@lemmy.today ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Sound like you need to plant some mint and spend the summer enjoying all you can drink strawberry mojitos.

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      • rumba@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        i’m now thinking I should infest one of the drainage areas a bit away from my house with blackberries, wild strawberries and mint and just go farm it over there.

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    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I want to go to there

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• Bakkoda@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  We have minimal grass in our backyard. Whoever owned the property before us loved mint lol

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